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Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigned on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports. The 1993 constitution defines the form of government as a democratic unicameral republic. Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov has stepped down after the Central Electoral Commission annulled the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in response to accusations of vote-rigging. “The salvation for the country will most certainly lie in the genuine free and fair general election. Protesters stormed the White House, which hosts the offices of the country’s president and parliament [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]The answer to the question of what is to come next is most likely going to come in the following days. “The idea that natural wealth should belong to the people is extremely popular among ordinary citizens who have been devoid of gold rents for three decades now,” said Doolotkeldieva. Schwartz said that was is happening in Osh – in Kyrgyzstan’s south – is significant. Earlier on Tuesday, Zhaparov had been released by protesters from prison, where he was serving a sentence of 11 years and six months for taking a government official hostage in 2013. MOSCOW — A man who had been convicted of kidnapping was chosen to be the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan on Saturday after feuding politicians agreed … In the past 15 years, the country faced two revolutions – in 2005 and 2010 – against the corrupt political class and electoral fraud. Allegations of widespread corruption and vote-buying have only added to frustrations. Hundreds were injured in protests Monday, and Tuesday, some opposition forces even appointed their own ministers, including Sadyr Japarov for prime minister… Kyrgyz deputies voted to make Sadyr Japarov the country's prime minister on October 10. Party leaders who formed a coalition nominated Maripov for the premiership. Some were drawn by his nationalism and the promise to give back to the people the privatised gold mines, the “stolen” national wealth. Zhaparov’s supporters called for the resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and the newly appointed speaker of parliament, Kanatbek Isayev. “Zhaparov has been able to capitalise on that and that’s why he enjoys support everywhere, both in the south and in the north. Crowds stormed the parliament building; the country’s prime minister and speaker of the parliament resigned. BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan’s divided parliament has controversially appointed Sadyr Japarov as … Bruce Pannier, a correspondent with US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), told Al Jazeera that in Sunday’s election, unlike in other votes, a number of opposition parties put forward younger candidates who have lived most of their lives in the independent nation that followed Soviet rule. But in 2020, the vision of a democratic Kyrgyzstan, often called the island of democracy in a heavily authoritarian region, seems far-fetched. “Was it an orchestrated plan by a group of people who wanted to take advantage of the revolt and advance their own interests or was it a spontaneous act by Zhaparov’s supporters? Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan receives delegation from Zayed Foundation and they discussed cooperative relations, following the laying of the foundation stone of the Islamic Academy in Tokmok, Northern Kyrgyzstan Crisis Grips Kyrgyzstan as Protesters Oust the Prime Minister Anger over last weekend’s election results has boiled over into violent clashes … Kyrgyzstan appointed Ulukbek Maripov as the country’s new prime minister Wednesday, bringing a long-running political crisis to a close A new government was formed after Sadyr Japarov, who won presidential elections held on Jan. 10, resigned as prime minister. It has been a decade since Kyrgyzstan’s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown in a power struggle and dozens died when protesters stormed the presidential palace. Boronov, an ally of pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, was replaced by a nationalist politician that protesters released from jail the day before. Hopes were high ahead of the election that the vote might bring a long-awaited change in the country. Kyrgyzstan’s newly appointed prime minister has firmed his grip on power by assuming the office of interim president in a move endorsed by a cowed parliament. Aruuke Uran Kyzy, a Kyrgyz expert, told Al Jazeera that the five million som ($63,000) required to participate in the elections was often too high for parties that do not have oligarchs on their lists to afford. But none of the opposition parties reached the 7 percent threshold required to enter parliament. And it could come back with a vengeance once it becomes clear in which direction the country is going,” Schwartz said. “A lot of people felt that this was to be expected considering how the two ruling parties didn’t just win but won so obviously in a manipulated way,” Christopher Schwartz, a Bishkek-based journalist and expert, told Al Jazeera. 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